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WATERBURY — City police are looking for a man who police said robbed TD Bank on Highland Avenue, ran from the scene and then fled onto Interstate 84 east in a green Honda Accord on Saturday afternoon.

No one was injured, and a weapon wasn't displayed during the robbery, police said.

As of 6 p.m. Saturday, the suspect remained at large, police said.

The call came in at 2 p.m. as a holdup alarm. The suspect entered the TD Bank at 630 Highland Ave. and said, "This is a robbery," Acting Deputy Police Chief Christopher Corbett said.

The man didn't display a weapon and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, he said.

The suspect ran onto Highland Avenue and then Rosemount Avenue, where he jumped into the Honda — possibly a late 1990s or early 2000s model — and fled onto the highway, Corbett said. The car has damage to its rear bumper.

The bank had a new GPS locator device inside the stolen money bag, Corbett confirmed. It sends a signal that can be tracked through the communication center.

The device didn't get far, though.

Police believe it's part of what was thrown out of the car on the I-84 onramp off Highland Avenue, Corbett said.

At least five police vehicles, including two SUVs, were stopped on that onramp, searching for the tracker and other evidence, including money wrappers, Corbett said.

Police also had stopped a vehicle matching the Honda description on Hamilton Avenue by the commuter lot. The two occupants aren't suspects in the crime, he said.

Once the Honda hit I-84, state police were notified as routine, Corbett said.

At the scene of the robbery around 2:20 p.m., a marked and unmarked police car were parked outside the bank.

The suspect was described as a white male, 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall, with a slim build and short reddish brown hair. He has a beard, but bank employees believe it may be fake, police said.

The man was last seen wearing a baseball cap with lettering, blue jeans and a dark winter coat with a hood.

Contact Quannah Leonard at qleonard@rep-am.com, on Facebook at RA The Valley or on Twitter @RA_Quannah.

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